Multimodel attribution of the Southern Hemisphere Hadley cell widening: Major role of ozone depletion

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 3007-3015

  Min, Seung Ki ^a   Son, Seok Woo ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; OZONE LAYER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION CHANGES; COUPLED CLIMATE MODEL; MODEL UNCERTAINTIES; OPTIMAL FINGERPRINTING TECHNIQUE; OZONE DEPLETION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRATOSPHERIC OZONE; STRATOSPHERIC OZONE DEPLETION;

CLOUDS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; GREENHOUSE GAS; HADLEY CELL; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; OZONE DEPLETION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 84882300753     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50232     Document Type: Article

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